The Murderess (1974)
An adaptation of one of the greatest greek novellas ('The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamantis). Fragkogiannou (Maria Alkaiou), a hard-done by, deranged woman after a life full of hardship, recalls the past by her newborn girl grandchild’s crib. Her mother was a wicked woman and one of her sons was a criminal. Lost in a haze, she strangles the baby as she is concvinced that girls can cause their family only trouble. Later, she lets a little girl drown in a well, while she drowns three other little girls, one of whom is a newborn baby. This is her way of sparing children and parents of the inevitable suffering in life.
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Stars:
- Costas Ferris
Writing:
- Costas Ferris
- Dimos Theos
- Alexandros Papadiamantis
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Release Date: 1974-06-13
7/10
7/10
- Country: GR
- Language: ελληνικά
- Runtime: 90
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Frankogiannou
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